Odisha Librarian Exam Preparation Tests
Odisha Librarian Exam Preparation
Topic Wise Practice Tests
Curated topic-by-topic tests mapped to the Odisha Librarian Recruitment Syllabus. Click any test to start practising.
Unit A
Foundation of Library & Information Society
A · Topic 1
Types of Libraries – Academic, Public, Special and National: Characteristics & Functions
A · Topic 3
Library Legislation & Library Acts; Press & Registration of Books Act; Delivery of Books & Newspapers Act
A · Topic 4
Legal Issues – Intellectual Property Rights, Plagiarism, Right to Information Act (RTI)
A · Topic 6
Professional Associations – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; IFLA, ALA, ASLIB; Role of UGC, RRRLF, UNESCO & NEP 2020
A · Topic 10
Information Seeking Behaviour – Models (Wilson, Ellis, Dervin)
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Unit B
Organisation & Management of Library and Information Centres
B · Topic 1
Management – Principles, Functions (POSDCORB); Classical, Scientific & Modern Theories; Taylor, Fayol & Bernard
B · Topic 2
Organisational Structure; Library Authority & Committee; Library Building, Furniture & Equipment
B · Topic 3
Housekeeping Operations – Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Stock Verification
B · Topic 4
Human Resource Management – Job Analysis, Recruitment, Training, Performance Appraisal, Motivation
B · Topic 5
Financial Management – Sources of Finance, Budgeting Methods, Cost Effective & Cost Benefit Analysis
Unit C
Knowledge Organisation & Bibliographic Description
C · Topic 2
Principles & Postulates – Fundamental Categories, Facet Sequence, Cannons, Phase Relations, Auxiliary Tables, Notations
C · Topic 3
Cataloguing – Entry Types, Book, Serial, Non-book; Cannons & Principles; AACR-II
C · Topic 4
Bibliographic Record Formats & Metadata Standards – ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, Dublin Core
Unit D
Information Sources and Services
D · Topic 1
Sources of Information – Primary, Secondary & Tertiary; Documentary & Non-Documentary
D · Topic 2
Other Reference Sources – Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language & Geographical
D · Topic 3
Electronic Information Resources – Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums, Databases
D · Topic 4
Open Educational Resources – SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-PGPathshala, Creative Commons Licenses
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D · Topic 5
Reference Service & Reference Questions – Ready Reference, Long-Range; Referral, Alerting Services (CAS, SDI, RSS)
Unit E
Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR)
E · Topic 1
Subject Analysis & Representation – Cutter, Kaiser, Ranganathan, Farradane & Coats
E · Topic 2
ISAR Systems Compatibility – Need, Standards, Protocols & Interoperability Issues
Z39.50 Standards
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E · Topic 3
Controlled Vocabulary – Thesaurus Types; Recall & Precision Devices in Indexing Languages
E · Topic 4
Indexing Systems & Techniques – Pre-coordinate (PRECIS, POPSI, Chain); Post-Coordinate (KWIC, KWOC, Uniterm)
E · Topic 5
Search Strategies – Boolean Searches; Searching Features of OPACs, e-Journal Services & Repositories
Unit F
Information Technology & Networking
F · Topic 1
Computer Components – Hardware, Software; Character Representation (ASCII, ISCII, Unicode); Storage & I/O Devices
F · Topic 2
Computer Software – Library Packages (Koha, SOUL, Libsys, NewGenLib)
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F · Topic 3
Database Management Systems (DBMS) – Types, Characteristics & Applications
F · Topic 5
Computer Networks – Topologies, LAN, MAN, WAN; Internet, WWW, Protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URL)
Unit G
Library Automation & Digital Library
G · Topic 1
Library Automation – Need, Infrastructure, Purposes; Selection, Evaluation & Implementation of Hardware & Software
G · Topic 2
Library Automation Components – Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features & Applications
G · Topic 3
Digital Library – Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture, Standards, Formats, Protocols & DOI
G · Topic 4
Digitization – Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process & Issues
G · Topic 6
Institutional Repositories – Need, Purpose, Types, Tools; ROAR, DOAR, SHERPA-ROMEO
G · Topic 7
Artificial Intelligence – Expert Systems, Robotics, Cloud Computing & Big Data in Libraries
G · Topic 8
Chatbots, ChatGPT & Gemini – Applications in Library Services
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